Feasibility Study Guidelines
4T12 Project FEASIBILITY STUDY GUIDELINE
This guideline is to be used in preparing a feasibility study for major projects. This is different to the work carried out in the Infrastructure Planning examined in Module 2 because we are now concerned with the details of a particular project as opposed to the overall planning of a whole multi-year infrastructure programme.
The term “feasibility study” is used as a convenient description for the output for the work done, users of this toolkit should not apply preconceived notions of what a feasibility study consists of. Stated as simply as possible, the work done here must show that the project: ➢ is in accordance with predetermined needs; ➢ is the most suitable technical solution to the needs; ➢ can be implemented within any capacity constraints of the Institution which operates; ➢ has been subject to a due diligence that shows it is legally, physically and socially compliant; ➢ is fully costed over the whole life of the project; ➢ has taken due cognisance of the risks associated with its whole life cycle; and ➢ is affordable to the institution responsible for the project in the context of the available budget;
The feasibility study guideline set out below is for a comprehensive document that, in many instances simply uses information already collected and set out as part of the steps carried out by the Institution. That said it is necessary to create a study that creates a holistic justification for the project and serves as a living document against which project deliverables are measured during procurement and even after implementation of the project.
A feasibility study needs to be authentic and thorough. It is the basis for government making an important investment decision, not just a bureaucratic requirement. Regardless of the term and scale of a project, there is a great deal at stake when the procurement choice is made, and long-term implications. • It
This guideline is to be used in preparing a feasibility study for major projects. This is different to the work carried out in the Infrastructure Planning examined in Module 2 because we are now concerned with the details of a particular project as opposed to the overall planning of a whole multi-year infrastructure programme.
The term “feasibility study” is used as a convenient description for the output for the work done, users of this toolkit should not apply preconceived notions of what a feasibility study consists of. Stated as simply as possible, the work done here must show that the project: ➢ is in accordance with predetermined needs; ➢ is the most suitable technical solution to the needs; ➢ can be implemented within any capacity constraints of the Institution which operates; ➢ has been subject to a due diligence that shows it is legally, physically and socially compliant; ➢ is fully costed over the whole life of the project; ➢ has taken due cognisance of the risks associated with its whole life cycle; and ➢ is affordable to the institution responsible for the project in the context of the available budget;
The feasibility study guideline set out below is for a comprehensive document that, in many instances simply uses information already collected and set out as part of the steps carried out by the Institution. That said it is necessary to create a study that creates a holistic justification for the project and serves as a living document against which project deliverables are measured during procurement and even after implementation of the project.
A feasibility study needs to be authentic and thorough. It is the basis for government making an important investment decision, not just a bureaucratic requirement. Regardless of the term and scale of a project, there is a great deal at stake when the procurement choice is made, and long-term implications. • It